Tech-Neill-ogy #77 - 8 December 2024

Your Weekly Guide to Leveraging Technology in College Counseling

Author

Jeffrey Neill
December 10, 2024

Welcome to Tech-Neill-ogy #77!

[Apologies! Thanks to an email from a subscriber this morning, I realized I had accidentally scheduled this newsletter to go out NEXT Monday, so it didn’t go out yesterday. As such, I’m sending now! Thanks for the head’s up!]

We are kicking off our final week of the semester this week, ending classes on the 13th. For the first time in 24 years, it seems I will not be in school when the majority of Early Decision results come out. Makes me feel a bit unsettled. Still, here’s hoping you all weather the storm of coming results!

In any case, enjoy this week’s newsletter!

Getting started with AI: Good enough prompting

Don't make this hard…

www.oneusefulthing.org/p/getting-started-with-ai-good-enough

The 15 Best GPTs to Use with ChatGPT

Explore 15 powerful GPTs from OpenAI's GPT Store for learning, research, productivity, and creativity.

www.digitalocean.com/resources/articles/gpts

50 Impressive Generative AI Examples Transforming Industries

Explore the top 50 generative AI examples that can transform your creativity, productivity, and problem-solving.

clickup.com/blog/generative-ai-examples

School did nothing wrong when it punished student for using AI, court rules

Student “indiscriminately copied and pasted text,” including AI hallucinations.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/11/school-did-nothing-wrong-when-it-punished-student-for-using-ai-court-rules

10 Best AI Communication Tools in 2024

We've put together a list of some great AI communication tools that can help streamline your work and save you hours of time. Read on.

clickup.com/blog/ai-communication-tools

Cogent

AI-driven learning platform that enhances the study process with a variety of tools like quizzes, flashcards, lesson plan creators, and chatbots

joincogent.com

ReadPartner: AI News Automation & Summarization of Websites, Documents, Videos, Text and Articles

Save time with ReadPartner AI Summarizer & News Digest automation tool - Your AI partner in summarizing Documents, Websites, Videos, Text and Articles, as well as, automating the news that you love. ReadPartner will assist you on your academic journey, during your work or in your free time.

readpartner.com

Dokko - Conversational AI Platform

Dokko is a no-code conversational AI platform. Build and deploy your chatbots in minutes!

dokko.ai

Wobby

Transform how you work with AI. Access and analyze information gain insights, and create impactful reports—all in one intuitive workspace. Cut through scattered data and simplify your workflow with tools that turn complex info into clear, actionable insights. Try Wobby today and save up to 75% of your time gathering information.

www.wobby.ai

Fathom - Free AI Notetaker

Instantly summarizes your meetings so you can focus on the conversation instead of taking notes.

fathom.video

I’ve switched from Google to ChatGPT Search for daily Internet searches. It requires a subscription model, but I’ve been super impressed with the results. Try this one on, for example: 

What are the most selective summer programs for high school students?

The output produced this list, which I felt was pretty strong:

  1. Research Science Institute (RSI)

  2. Telluride Association Summer Seminar (TASS)

  3. Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES)

  4. Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists (PROMYS)

  5. Research in Science & Engineering (RISE)

  6. The Summer Science Program (SSP)

  7. Clark Scholars Program

  8. Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC)

  9. Ross Mathematics Program

  10. New Jersey Scholars Program (NJSP)

If you have any great prompts or ideas, please share! Send me a note at [email protected].

Webinars & Live Events Page

Look here for upcoming webinars and other events (and recorded ones) by the College Essay Guy! New events are happening all the time…

www.collegeessayguy.com/webinars-live-events

AICA: Taking AI Prompts to the Next Level in College Admissions

December 18, 9:00 PM Sao Paulo

Join Ben Neely from Revolution Prep and Jeff Neill, author of Tech-Neill-ogy for a webinar where you'll learn how to go from AI dabbler to prompt engineer. They'll demonstrate the advanced prompts they've developed to improve and enhance their work. This session will build on the concepts shared in the webinar, 6 Effective Prompts for Using AI in College Counseling. This webinar is hosted by AI in College Admissions, a NACAC Special Interest Group (SIG). http://www.edhub.ai/

nyu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tmTaMT0gTUKOdTlxsokDxA#/registration

While not technically an article, I stumbled across this wiki and thought it was worth sharing. I’m always keen to see what information is being shared among our different populations:

What I wish I knew about university

Forum for parents and students about university

www.wiwikau.co.uk/index.php#google_vignette

Enjoy the sprint to the finish line!

Happy counseling!

Jeff